The region recognizes Worlds AIDS Day 2017

CHICAGO — December 1 is World AIDS Day, a day set aside to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS and those living with the virus.

Many local community across the world and across the Midwest are recognizing the battle with memorials, gatherings and events. The following list of events isn’t a complete list, so please watch social media for more in your area.

Illinois

Phoenix Center World AIDS Day Event

Friday, December 1 at 3 PM – 5:30 PM CST

Phoenix Center

109 E Lawrence Ave, Springfield, Illinois 62704

This World AIDS Day event is an Open House for all HIV+ individuals, their family, friends, and caregivers or if you just want to learn more about what is being done to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This event also serves as a kickoff for the new Phoenix Center HIV+ Support Group “POSITIVE CHANGE”. This monthly group, for HIV+ individuals, will begin Jan. 2018 (date/time to be announced). This will be a social/educational/support group designed to bring people together to build a social network, to meet others dealing with similar issues, and to help us (The Phoenix Center) better meet the needs of those we serve.

The Northern Illinois Conference HIV/AIDS Task Force is sponsoring a “Service of Remembrance and Celebration” to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, 2017 at Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church, 3300 S. King Drive, Chicago. Come for light refreshments and fellowship starting at 6 pm. The service begins at 7 pm.

Our featured speaker is Bishop Julius C. Trimble, resident bishop of the Indiana Episcopal Area and chair of the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund. The local neighborhood branch of the Chicago Children’s Chorus will also join us for a special performance.

At the 2017 annual conference, we raised over $70,000 for the UM Global AIDS Fund’s vital and important work. We were able to retain twenty-five percent of that offering for our ministries with HIV/AIDS here in Northern Illinois. This service will take a moment to thank each congregation which contributed to the Bishop’s Appeal this year and the task force will present its next phase in their ministry as a result of the offering.

Please join us for this special World AIDS Day program on Dec. 1 at Hartzell Memorial UMC in Chicago.

Please join us in prayer as we support persons living with HIV and commend to our loving God those persons who have died from AIDS.

A free-will offering will be collected to support Bonaventure House and Catholic Charities HIV Services and Ministry. Light refreshments follow the prayer service. For additional information, contact david@aglochicago.org

You’re invited to TPAN’s observance of World AIDS Day with a special program, 11a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1.

The event begins with a meet-and-mingle over coffee, tea, and snacks, followed by “Living with HIV,” a group discussion covering such topics as stigma and aging. After lunch, “This is TPAN” will feature TPAN staff members talking about the roles they serve in the programs and services offered by the agency.

We will honor all those we have lost to HIV/AIDS with a minute of silence precisely at 12 noon.

The program is open to all HIV service providers, people living with HIV/AIDS, and anyone interested in learning more about healthy living with HIV and TPAN.

Michigan

World AIDS Day

Friday, December 1 at 8 AM – 3 PM EST

Forest Community Health & Dental

2316 S Cedar St, Lansing, Michigan 48910

Get tested, connect to care and access health and self-care resources at the Ingham County Health Department’s World AIDS Day event. The free event, held at Forest Community Health Center located at 2316 S. Cedar Street in Lansing, offers free massages and a fashion show, paired with health services such as free HIV testing and quit tobacco resources.

Join us to honor the lives lost and support friends and family living with HIV every day. We will remember, hope & celebrate with story and music.

FREE to attend!

Jamie and Erwin will share their unique experiences in an epidemic that has spanned more than 30 years. A lot has changed, and it’s up to all of us to continue to bring that change in support and memory of those we love.

Vox Vidorra returns!! We could not be more excited and grateful for their support.

You are sure to be moved emotionally and leave uplifted. The HIV epidemic is not over, a

Wisconsin

Join community organizations from across different faiths, denominations and cultures as we come together as one for the 2017 World AIDS Day Commemoration.

Free HIV testing will be provided from 6 PM to 7, with a beautiful interfaith service beginning at 7 PM.

World AIDS Day remains an important day in the fight against AIDS – a day set aside to reflect on the lives forever changed and lost to AIDS, as well as a day to rededicate ourselves to our common goals of ending the AIDS epidemic and ensuring people with HIV can enjoy long, healthy lives.

Join the LGBTQ Resource Center’s World AIDS Day Fact Hunt. Look for tables throughout campus providing activities and education that will help you ACT AWARE. Different tables will present different facts about HIV/AIDS from local, statewide, national, and international perspectives.

Complete our World AIDS Day Fact Hunt Questionnaire to win a prize. Use your knowledge to protect yourself and others from HIV infection, and learn what you can do in your community to support those who are infected.

Free HIV screening and testing available to UW Oshkosh students at the Student Health Center